On September 3–4, an international conference on gender equality and youth policy took place in Malaysia, with the participation and address of Mahmadullo Sheralizoda, Chairman of the Committee of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan on Energy, Industry, Construction, and Communications.
It was noted that the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, under the leadership of the Founder of Peace and National Unity – Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, the Esteemed Emomali Rahmon, has accomplished significant work over the years of the country's state independence to ensure an effective gender policy, which is one of the priority directions of the state's social policy.
As a primary step, Tajikistan ratified key international human rights acts, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. Domestic gender policy began to take shape in 1994 with the adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan, which proclaimed the country a sovereign, democratic, legal, secular, unitary, and social state. Under the Constitution, the human being, their rights and freedoms are recognized as the highest value, and all are equal before the law and the court.
Today, Tajik women and girls actively work across all branches of state power – in higher legislative, judicial and executive bodies, as well as in public associations, making a worthy contribution to the development of various spheres of public life. Currently, the number of women among the members of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan is 10, or 30.5%, while the number of female deputies in the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan is 18, or 29%.
At present, women account for 25% of public servants in the country, 73% of education sector workers, 71% of healthcare workers, 47% of culture sector workers, 39% of banking sector workers, 37% of scientists, 30% of entrepreneurs, and 25% of communications sector specialists.
